Gwyneth Paltrow Quotes & Sayings

Are you crazy? I don't want to wear ideas. I don't want to have all these complicated thing. — Gwyneth Paltrow

In the theater, you go from point A to point Z, building your performance as the evening progresses. You have to relinquish that control on a film. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I'm a bit traditional in the way that I think that a woman draws her energy from the house. Food is a really nice way of expressing that energy and love, and doing something with care and putting time into it and nourishing your family. — Gwyneth Paltrow

One cold wintry day in London, I was dreaming about salad nicoise - one of my favorites. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I try as best I can to really put all I can into what I'm doing. A lot of days I fail and there's too much to do. I do think it's really important to have time to yourself, whether that's reading something interesting when the kids are in bed or even having a dog. — Gwyneth Paltrow

You know, I use organic products, but I get [laser treatments]. It's what makes life interesting, finding the balance between cigarettes and tofu. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Jessica Seinfeld made a toast. She turned to the assembled guests. 'And you are all so lucky to be part of Gwyneth's world. Because this is the real deal. And she's invited all of you good people in here. I would never do that.' — Gwyneth Paltrow

I can do short jobs. If I was still starring in three movies every year, there's no way that I'd be the person my kids want when they fall down. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I think my days of trying outrageous things are over. I'm not looking for trends, I just want to be the best version of myself. — Gwyneth Paltrow

We do live in an unsafe world. That's the truth. I'm dealing with that now, with my seven-year-old. He's grappling with the fact that the world is unsafe, and that there are people who do harmful things. I don't think there's anything wrong with presenting that idea. We can't lie to our children and pretend that the world is perfect, and everybody's happy, and everybody's out there to do good. It's just part of a bigger conversation. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I'm just a normal mother with the same struggles as any other mother who's trying to do everything at once and trying to be a wife and maintain a relationship. There's absolutely nothing perfect about my life, but I just try hard. — Gwyneth Paltrow

No. I think they're the idiot people and I'm the normal person. But I don't really go to parties where ... I don't really have drunk friends. My friends are kind of adult; they have a drink. But they hold their liquor. I think it's incredibly embarrassing when people are drunk. It just looks so ridiculous. I find it very degrading. I think, oh, you're really degrading yourself right now, to be this pissed out in public. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Having survived her 10th London winter (she got through January by assigning it "international month," and amusing Moses and his big sister, Apple, 9, with a visiting Italian chef, Japanese anime screenings, and hand-rolled-sushi lessons, no less), Paltrow admits that her dreams of relocating the family to their recently acquired residence in Brentwood, California, are becoming ever more urgent. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I think the most clear, direct way to empowerment is to really know yourself and to really use your voice and to not be afraid of other people's reactions. — Gwyneth Paltrow

You'll never be happy if you can't figure out that loving people is all there is. And that it's more important to love than be loved. Because that is when you feel love, by loving somebody. — Gwyneth Paltrow

My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem. — Gwyneth Paltrow

It's a waste of time for people to say things they think other people want to hear, or try and come off in a certain way. I try to be as honest as I can. — Gwyneth Paltrow

My golden time is after I drop the kids off at school. I'm usually working on my website (lifestyle site Goop) and checking emails but I try to do something at least once a week - like a facial or a visit to the osteopath - something to bring myself back into my body. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I'm just like any other regular mum; cooking, cleaning, wiping butts, picking up after kids, being a wife and helping the kids with their homework. Mind you, I'm terrible at maths. I can't even do my six-year-old's maths homework with her. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I am one of your biggest fans (Barack Obama), if not the biggest, and have been since the inception of your campaign ... It would be wonderful if we were able to give this man all of the power that he needs to pass the things that he needs to pass ... You're so handsome that I can't speak properly. — Gwyneth Paltrow

It's really hard to find things that are worth leaving them for. [Balancing work and motherhood is] really hard. One night in Nashville, my son was screaming with a terrible stomachache. I was like, 'I have to get out of here!' but we had to finish. My friend Jenno, a mother of three who was producing, was great, reminding me that nine times out of 10, they just have gas. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I first had a version of this at a Japanese monastery during a silent retreat-don't ask, it's a long story. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I understand that if you set out to be a celebrity, then you asked for it, but all I wanted to be was an actor. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I believe in holistic medicine, yoga, Pilates and so on. But I also believe in banana split sundaes once in a while. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I don't really understand the concept of having a career, or what agents mean when they say they're building one for you. I just do things I think will be interesting and that have integrity. I hate those tacky, pointless, big, fluffy, unimportant movies. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Whenever I see 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels', a total comedy classic, I get the urge to feel the breeze of the south of France in the summer! — Gwyneth Paltrow

When I venture out to eat, I like to go to places with food that I don't know how to make. So my favorites are Japanese and Indian. Indian food has so much layering of flavor, and the dishes go together so harmoniously. — Gwyneth Paltrow

My hair is pretty wavy. And it's coarse and color-treated so I'm big on conditioner and conditioning masks. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I am convinced that by eating biological foods it is possible to avoid a tumor. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Brits are far more intelligent and civilised than Americans. I love the fact that you can hail a taxi and just pick up your pram and put in the back of the cab without having to collapse it. I love the parks and places I go for dinner and my friends. — Gwyneth Paltrow

If we were living in ancient Rome or Greece, I would be considered sickly and unattractive. The times dictate that thin is better for some strange reason, which I think is foolish. — Gwyneth Paltrow

THE REASON I CAN BE 38 AND HAVE TWO KIDS AND WEAR A BIKINI IS BECAUSE I WORK MY ASS OFF. IT'S NOT AN ACCIDENT. IT'S NOT LUCK, IT'S NOT FAIRY DUST, IT'S NOT GOOD GENES. IT'S KILLING MYSELF FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF FIVE DAYS A WEEK, BUT WHAT I GET OUT OF IT IS RELATIVE TO WHAT I PUT INTO IT. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I don't eat red meat, but sometimes a man needs a steak. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Sometimes Harvey Weinstein will let me use the Miramax jet if I'm opening a supermarket for him. — Gwyneth Paltrow

[When] you're dying laughing because your three-year-old made a fart joke, it doesn't matter what else is going on. That's real happiness. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I made a pact with myself that I'd rather have less money than be embarrassed. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Religion is the cause of all the problems in the world. I don't believe in organized religion at all. It's what separates people. One religion just represents fragments, it causes war. More people have died because of religious conflict than any other reason. — Gwyneth Paltrow

In my 20s because I was working on films so much and travelling so much and doing press, I was single with no kids and I think that's the time when not only are you trying on looks, but you're trying on personalities - you're still really forming. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick. — Gwyneth Paltrow

If you carve out what you expect, that's how you end up getting disappointed, not living fully in the present. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I think to have a regular job and be a mom is not as, of course there are challenges, but it's not like being on set, — Gwyneth Paltrow

I think my favourite thing is understanding the responsibility of raising two human beings and putting them into the world. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I use omega-3 oil. I love light oil on my skin. It's one of my favorite feelings in the world. — Gwyneth Paltrow

When I had kids I sort of went into a hole for a few years and I think when I came out of that, I started to really become myself and know what works on me. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I don't fit into the bad side of American psychology. The British are much more intelligent and civilized than the Americans, — Gwyneth Paltrow

I would be scared to go under the knife, but you know, talk to me when I'm 50. I'll try anything. Except I won't do Botox again, because I looked crazy. I looked like Joan Rivers! — Gwyneth Paltrow

I'll immediately gain, like, 5 pounds even just by thinking about cutting out dessert. It's a nightmare. I decided, for me, the healthiest thing was to eat what I want and just exercise. Some women can watch what they eat, but I just can't do that. — Gwyneth Paltrow

There's a portion of the movie where something bad happens to me, and I lose my clothes along the way, so essentially I'm wearing a bra and trousers. There are certain requirements, but luckily I have a good base because I work out often. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I love the English way, which is not as capitalistic as it is in America. People don't talk about work and money. They talk about interesting things at dinner parties. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Taking care of yourself is being there for your kids, like how on a plane, they tell you to put on your oxygen mask first. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I feel my dad, I still feel his love, and I still love him. I would do anything to have him back, but half the reason that my life is good, has real, true value, is that he died. I would obviously rather have him alive, but he gave me so much in his death. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I sort of look at some peers of mine and I think, 'No, you've got it all wrong!' I just want to tell them all to have babies and be happy and not get sucked into that Hollywood thing. — Gwyneth Paltrow

The work gets more difficult as you get older. You learn more and you gather more experiences, there is deeper pain and higher highs. — Gwyneth Paltrow

There's a group I've been close to, since childhood. We spend a lot of time together.'. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I love film. After a yummy meal for the whole family and some truly great friends, we often go out to see something beautiful and unique. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I personally think fitness is a very important part of skincare and overall health and wellness and beauty. I think that the skin is our largest organ. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I try to take care of my hair because it sort of has to withstand a lot of blowdrying and ironing. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I just had a baby. I'm not going to work unless it's something really special and meaningful, because I can't imagine missing all that time with my daughter. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I just look for interesting supporting-biggish supporting parts, and try to do one a year, and that's my limit. Some women can do it and that's fantastic, but I can't. You make choices as a wife and mother, don't you? You can't have it all. I don't care what it looks like. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I think that the process of figuring out what kind of leader I wanted to be was challenging, because as an actor, you work alone, really. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I basically love anything that comes in a hot dog bun ... except hot dogs. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I've learned a lot about genuinely not caring what strangers think about me. It's very liberating. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I try to avoid barbecue potato chips. They're my weakness. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I put on the fat suit and went outside and walked around. I was really nervous about being found out, but nobody would even make eye contact with me. It really upset me. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I started boxing one day a week to experience aggression, which has been really interesting. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I'm never going again. It was so un-fun. It was boiling. It was too crowded. I did not enjoy it at all. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I don't eat four-legged animals, but I eat birds, I eat cheese, I eat dessert. I eat everything. — Gwyneth Paltrow

As you go through life you realize that the love that you have for the people in your life and their love for you is all that matters. It's really about how you regard them and how they regard you. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Mornings and afternoons are my family time and I'm lucky that I can drop the kids off at school, I don't have to be at the office or anything. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I cook and I really believe in the family dinner, I think that's a nice time to bring the family together. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I think the most important beauty lesson I've learned from my mom is to be happy in what you do. — Gwyneth Paltrow

If you read something bad about yourself and it stings you, I've learned that somewhere that's a judgment I'm holding about myself, so I'll try to work through that. — Gwyneth Paltrow

My life is good because I am not passive about it. I invest in what is real. Like real people, to do real things, for the real me. — Gwyneth Paltrow

On daughter Apple's accent: She says Mummy instead of Mommy, I don't mind that. I will if she starts saying basil and pasta the English way, as that really drives me nuts. — Gwyneth Paltrow

When you're so out there in the public eye, people are constantly criticizing every aspect about you. — Gwyneth Paltrow

When I was twenty-one, a friend gave me a book called Diet for a New America by John Robbins, which exposed the brutal practices of American factory farms. That, coupled with a lecture from Leonardo DiCaprio (when he was nineteen and I was twenty-one) about how such animals are kept and processed, made me lose my desire for factory farm pork and beef right there. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I was so bad with the food and alcohol in Nashville. If you saw me naked compared to what I looked like when I did Iron Man 2, when I was exercising every day - I'll get it back together, but I've never eaten so much fried food and white flour in my life, ever. — Gwyneth Paltrow

It is so different from the United States. It seemed to have a history, and the buildings are years and years and years old. Here in the United States an old building is about 17 (years old), and over there it's from 500 B.C., it's incredible. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Unfortunately, most products are full of plastic and silicones and parabens and things that are really not good for us but they give that silky finish. — Gwyneth Paltrow

People who are criticizing ... don't really get it, because if they did, they would like it. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Be really, really true to yourself. That to me, has been key to me in understanding how I want to live the second half of my life. — Gwyneth Paltrow

When I pass a flowering zucchini plant in a garden, my heart skips a beat. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Every time I have a bikini wax, Cameron Diaz holds me down. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I think part of a beauty routine is how you feel and checking in with your inner self, and so I made that commitment to myself to do that. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I don't have time to devote to putting outfits together before picking up the kids. I'm a creature of habit and in that way, I tend to just go towards what works for me and what's comfortable. It's really important to be comfortable when you're running around after kids. — Gwyneth Paltrow

For me when I was growing up, some of the happiest times were when we went to a small island called Nantucket off Massachusetts. — Gwyneth Paltrow

The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can see why it's so addictive. — Gwyneth Paltrow

My life comes down to three moments: the death of my father, meeting my husband, and the birth of my daughter. Everything I did previous to that just doesn't seem to add up to very much. — Gwyneth Paltrow

It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate. — Gwyneth Paltrow

They love a brown rice stir-fry, but they also love their 'Coke of the week ... My daughter gravitates toward fresh fruit and raw nuts but will inhale a bag of hot Cheetos at the airport. It's all about balance. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I was very much a tomboy for a long time, but as I start to get older, I realize I better actually try to preserve what I have and I better be a little conscientious about my regime. — Gwyneth Paltrow

You come across [online comments] about yourself and about your friends, and it's a very dehumanizing thing,It's almost like how, in war, you go through this bloody, dehumanizing thing ... My hope is, as we get out of it, we'll reach the next level of conscience. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Creating a meal for my friends and family, sitting together, eating, laughing and talking - that is when I am so happy. Oh my God, if you could see how much food I make - I am the original Jewish mother. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Our marriage is between us. If we decide to continue being together or not, it's our business. — Gwyneth Paltrow

My playground was the theatre. I'd sit and watch my mother pretend for a living. As a young girl, that's pretty seductive. — Gwyneth Paltrow

There are makeup artists sometimes that have a jade face roller. If you're really tired those are really good. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I don't hold on to fear as much as I used to, because I've learned a lot about genuinely not caring what strangers think about me. It's very liberating. It's very empowering, and I've learned a lot of that from Jay-Shawn Carter-Z, because his approach to life is very internal. It's a very good lesson to learn. — Gwyneth Paltrow

When we're home sometimes, she'll put on mascara. And sometimes I'll let her wear something out to dinner - but just a little dab. Also having a father who adores you the way that he adores her is very good for your body image. The more we can love her and let her be who she is, the more confident she'll feel. — Gwyneth Paltrow

What I've learned is I want to enjoy my life, and food is a big part of it. — Gwyneth Paltrow

I do 45 minutes of cardio five days a week, because I like to eat. I also try for 45 minutes of muscular structure work, which is toning, realigning and lengthening. If I'm prepping for something or I've been eating a lot of pie, I do two hours a day, six days a week for two weeks. — Gwyneth Paltrow